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Meanings of exertion in English

Portuguese
esforço
Catalan
afany
Spanish
dedicación
Wikidata

Use of physical or mental energy; hard work.

        esforço
        Russian
        усилие
        Spanish
        esfuerzo
        Wikidata

        Use of physical or perceived energy by a person.

              усилие
              Usage of exertion in English
              1
              Still, the new findings don't prove athletes' extra exertion caused heart problems.
              Reuters
              2
              The violence of the exertion cast the young Mohican at his side.
              The Last of the Mohicans
              3
              The extreme exertion our sport requires means a lot of down time.
              Climbing Magazine
              4
              That much physical exertion would have dropped him with a heart attack.
              Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
              5
              He was still red in the face, from the exertion of stooping.
              Maurice Guest
              6
              Protein and DNA synthesis are necessary for exertion of the suppressive effect.
              Pubmed
              7
              My wind had gotten much better and the extra exertion felt good.
              Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
              8
              Mr. Woodhouse soon followed; and the necessity of exertion made him composed.
              Emma
              9
              Wu puffed as he jogged along, obviously not used to such exertion.
              Dancer’s Lament
              10
              With much labor and exertion he was aroused and brought to camp.
              History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
              11
              I had just married; it was needful to make a great exertion.
              Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
              12
              Lysandra saw her shoulders heaving with exertion as she evaded another attack.
              Gladiatrix
              13
              This individual, from birth and habit, is above all labor and exertion.
              The Conflict with Slavery / Part 1 from The Works of John Greenl...
              14
              In Madras I find it an exertion to walk across a room.
              Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore / With chapters on co...
              15
              Koboi drifted into a natural sleep, exhausted by even this small exertion.
              Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
              16
              This plan was found convenient, in climates where the heat forbids exertion.
              The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and C...
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              Translations for exertion
              Portuguese
              esforçoempenho
              Exertion through the time
              Exertion across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common